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PATRICK KENNY, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND EDWARD N.DICKERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH REGiSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 659.676, dated October1c, 1906.

Application filed October 25, 1897. serial No. 656,273. (No model.

To CLZZZUITZOWI/ it may concern:

Be it known'that I, PATRICK KENNY, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cash-Registers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cash-registers, and especially to thoseregisters provided with gravity-chutes a means for operating them.

I shall first describe a register embodying my invention and then pointout in the claims the novel features thereof.

Before entering upon a detailed description of this register I shallgive a general description of its parts and the functions thereof.

'lhe'gravity-chutes provided in this machine, together withgravity-pieces adapted to pass through the chutes, constitute theoperating mechanism for my register. These gravity-pieces may be spheresof some heavy material, and when they are placed in the upper end of thechutes, Which are preferably vertical, gravity causes them to dropthrough the chutes, and the force thus acquired by their fallconstitutes the actuating force for the register. A system of mechanicaltransmitting devices serves to convey the force to the several parts ofthe register.

The gravity-chutes I have segregated into series, and preferably employfour series having ten chutes in each. In such an arrangement eachseries would represent one place of figures in an amount to beregistered and each chute of the series would stand for one of the tennumerals from 0 to 9, which might occupy that place of figures. Thus asalcof any amount not more than ninety-nine dollars and ninety-ninecents might be registered at one operation. A different number of seriesor of chutes might be employed in a register, thus depending upon therequirements of each case. All the chutes have an opening or entrance inthe. top plate of the register, where the gravity-piece may beconveniently inserted to operate the register, and the chutes arenumbered to facilitate the insertion into the right chute. After aregistration the gravitypieces return to some place from which they maybe obtained for the next operation.

I have provided in connection with the operating mechanism abovedescribed a series of display-disks for displaying the amount of eachpurchase. The display-disks are numbered to correspond to the chutes,and each disk is operated by the passage of a gravitypiece through thecorresponding chute of the corresponding series through. a device whichI shall term the display mechanism.

For registeringthe total amount of the cash taken in or of the purchasesmade I have provided dials having indices, one dial being provided foreach series of chutes. Each dial is operated by its corresponding seriesof chutes through mechanical devices, which I shall term the dialmechanism.

It is necessary in order to obtain a correct total of the amountsregistered that on the complete revolution of one of the indices and asit passes from the 9 division to the O of its dial the index of the nexthigher dial should be advanced one division. This result I accomplishthrough what I shall term the transfer mechanism,\vl1ich acts inconjunction with the dial mechanism.

A slip-printing mechanism may conveniently be employed in a register,and I have illustrated such a device in the present machine. Thefunction of the mechanism is to impress upon a strip of paper or othersuitable substance the amount of the purchase, as indicated upon thedisplaydisks, and any other data desirable and to sever the portion ofthe strip containing such impression. This I accomplish through rotatingtype-disks, which are set to the desired figure through the action ofthe gravity-piece in the chute. While thus set the printing isaccomplished through a separate device operated by hand, and thisoperation also serves to cut off the slip and to feed forward the stripfor a new operation.

A cash -drawer may conveniently be employed in a register, as also agong, having means for ringing it when the drawer is opened or when apurchase is registered.

In the drawings, Figu re 1 is a vertical section upon a plane parallelto the front of a register embodying my invention, the printingmechanism being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a section takenbetween the series of chutes 5 and 6 or Fig. 1, at rightangles to thatView, in which part of the register is removed to condense the drawing.Fig. 3 is a plan view, partly in section. Fig. 4 is a front elevationshowing the registering-dials. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the transfermechanism, showing also parts of the dial mechanism. Figs. 6 and 7 areelevations of the transfer mechanism. Fig. 8 is a top view, partly insection, of the transfer and display mechanism, taken upon the brokenline 8 8, Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a plan View of the transfer mechanism withcertain parts removed. Fig. 10 is a section taken upon the line 10 10 ofFig. 5. Fig. 11 is a detail sectional view of the parts in Fig. 10.Figs. 12 and 13 are side elevations of certain parts of the dialmechanism and of the display mechanism. showing the same in differentpositions. Fig. 14 is a front elevation of the same parts of the dialmechanism that are shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 15 is a top view of the samemechanism that is illustrated in Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a detail sectiontaken upon the line a (t of Fig. 12. Fig. 17 shows in elevation thedisplay mechanism appurtenant to a single chute and parts of the dialmechanism appurtenant to one of the series of chutes, the rod 88 forconnecting with the printing mechanism being broken off near the arm24-. Fig. 18 is a plan of the slipprinting mechanism. Figs. 19 and 20are enlarged views of certain parts of the mechanism that is illustratedin Fig. 18. Fig. 21 is a front elevation of the printing mechanism,showing its connection with the operating mechanism. Fig. 22 is a sideelevation of the same with certain parts removed. Fig. 25 is a'detailrear view of certain parts shown in Fig. 21,a1so in elevation.

In the several drawings similar numerals of reference are employed todesignate corresponding parts.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and a, the numeral 1 represents the case ofa cash-register embodying my invention. It is provided with anoperating-plate 2, in which are the openings of the gravity-chutes.These chutes and openings are segregated into the four series indicatedby the numerals 3, 4, 5, and 6, representing the figures of the units,tens, hundreds, and thousands place, respectively. Ten chutes areprovided in each series, and each of these is marked with one of the tennumbers from O to 9, as shown in Fig. 3. Depending from each of theseopenings is a gravity-chute 7, Fig. 17, throughwhich agravity-piece maybe passed.

18 represents a display-disk. Each of the display-disks is numbered tocorrespond to one of the chutes, and the ten disks operated through eachof the series of chutes are grouped together, as shown in Figs. 2 and S.

17 represents a display-rod, to which is attached one of thedisplay-disks. This rod is suitably supported in bearings, which permita free vertical motion, and it is provided with a catch 10, Fig. 17, forsupporting it and the display-disk 18 when in an elevated position.

11 represents a spri rig-actuated rocking arm which engages the catch1!) when the displaydisk is in display position and is adapted torelease the catch and the display-rod 17 and let them drop when an arm10 upon a rod 9 is pressed against the rocking'arm 11. The rod 9 (seealso Fig. 2) passes from the front to the rear of the register alongsideof one of the series of chutes and is provided with suitable bearingswhich allow its rotation. Also attached to the rod 9 are arms 8, one ofthese being provided for each of the chutes and projecting slightlytherein, whereby the fall of a gravity-piece in any chute of that seriescauses the releasing of the display-rods 17 through the intermediatearms.

In order to raise the proper display rod and disk, there is provided foreach chute of the series a rod 12, Figs. 17 and 2, suitably journaled at12, which carries an arm 1-1-, preferably curved, which normallyprojects into the chute through suitable slots in the side thereof. 15represents a second arm attached to the rod 12 near its rear end, uponwhich a foot-plate 16, attached to the display-rod 17, is adapted torest.

13 represents a guide-frame, (see also Fig. 1,) within the guides ofwhich are confined the foot-plates 16 and the arm 15 appurtenant to eachdisplaydisk.

The operation of the display mechanism described is as follows: Thegravity-piece in its fall first encounters the end of the arm 8, whichprojects into the chute and, forcing it out, causes the rotation of therod 9 and the arm 10 upon it. The rocking arm 11 being pressed by thearm 10 releases all the catches 19 of the display-rods l7 and allows anydisplay-disks which may have been raised by a former operation to dropagain to an unseen position. The spring attached to the arm 11 returnsthese parts after the passage of the gravity-piece. The arm 1%, as shownin its dotted position, Fig. 17, is next encountered by thegravity-piece and is revolved to the position shown in full lines bybeing forced out of the chute. This causes the rotation of the rod 12and the elevation of the arm 15 at the other end thereof, andconsequently the elevation both of the display-disk corresponding to thechute and the display-rod 17, whose foot-plate 16 rests upon the rod 15.The catch 19 is elevated to a point above the arm 11, upon which itrests and supports the display-rod when the other parts return to theirnormal position.

The dials upon which the sums are to be registered are shown in Fig. i,and the dial mechanism is illustrated in Figs. 12 to 17. Referring toFigs. 17 and 15, 24; represents a limit-arm attached to a shaft 21,which is journaled at one end in the register-case and at its other endin a supporting-bracket 20, attached to the case. This limit-arm 21 isprovided at its outer end with a stepped crosspicce 25, the steps ofwhich are situated di rectly above the arms 15, which move in theguide-frame 13 and with which steps the arms are adapted to engage Whenelevated, and thereby elevate the limit-arm 24.

The motion imparted to the limit-arm-by the arm 15 varies according tothe height of the step of the cross-piece engaged, because (see Fig. 14)the arm 15 must rise through the intervening distance before engagingthe step and the remaining portion only of the rise elevates thelimit-arm. By a suitable arrangement of the steps the rise of thelimit-arm is made exactly proportional to the number of the chutethrough which the actuating gravity-piece is passed. No

step is provided for the arm 15 corresponding to the 0 chute, and sothere is no rise caused by that arm, while the next arm, thatcorresponding to the 9 chute, engages the step immediately and raisesthe limit-arm the full distance. This proportional movement iscommunicated to the dial through a rod 26, Fig. 17, which is pivoted tothe limitarm 24 at 2'7.

29 represents an intermediate lever (shown also in Fig. 1) pivoted tothe register-case at 28 and to which the rod 26 is pivoted. At theextremity of the lever 29 is pivoted a second rod 30, the other end ofwhich is pivoted to a registering-arm 43, and this registeringarmtransmits the proportional movement through a pawl 45 to a ratchet-wheel4( To prevent the li mit-arm 24 from being carried by its momentumbeyond the point to which the arm 15 has elevated it, thereis provided aseries of stops 32, Figs. 12 to 16, adapted to engage the upper sides ofthe steps of the cross-piece 25. These stops are adapted to slide inslideways in a support 31 attached to the register-case, and each ofthem is provided at its outer end with a curved portion 33, againstwhich the arm 15 in its ascent forces a cam 34. The cam 34 is pivotedbeneath the sliding stop 32 and is adapted to force out the slidingstop, as shown in Fig. 13, to meet the proper step of the cross-piece 25of the ascending limit-arm 24, andiu this way prevent the momentum ofthe parts from giving to the registering-arm 43 a movement greater thandesirable. A spring 35 serves to return the sliding stop 32 and the cam34 to their normal position. The proportions of the lever 29 are suchthat on elevating the limit-arm a distance proportional to the number tobe recorded the movement transmitted to the registering-arm 43 will besuch that the pawl 45, actuated by means of the registering-arm, will becarried around the ratchet a number of teeth proportional and preferablyequal to the number to be registered, which is the number of the chuteactuating the limit-arm. When the pawl has thus been advanced the propernumber of teeth, it is necessary that the registering-arm 43 be returnedto its lowest position, and as this return movement is required torotate the ratchet 40 and the other parts in connection with it a forcegreater than the weight of these parts may be necessitated. 22represents a frame for this purpose. It is shown pivoted to the axle 21,which carries the limitarm 24, and the outer end of the frame 22 restsupon a continuation 24 of the limit-arm 24, as shown in Figs. 12 and 15.23 represents a swinging frame, which is pivoted to the frame 22 nearthe end thereof and carries a weight 23 at the end of a rod 23, attachedthereto. (See Fig. 1..) On elevating any of the arms 15 the frame 22(see Fig. 14) is immediately engaged and is elevated with the arm 15 theentire distance. WVhen the gravity-piece is passed and the arm 15 isreleased, the frame drops upon the projection 24 of the limitarm 24 andbyits Inomentum pulls down the registering-arm 43 through theintermediate lever and rods, and thus actuates the ratchet 40.

Referring to Figs. 10 and 17, the ratchet 40 is shown attached to anaxle 38, journaled in the framework of the mechanism, and this axle alsocarries a reversed ratchet 41 and a gear-wheel 42, all of which forconvenience may have the same number of teeth.

39 represents a sleeve loose upon the axle 38, which sleeve carries theregistering-arm 43 and also a second arm 44, upon which is pivoted thepawl 45 above referred to.

54 represents a pinion upon whose axle 35 is attached an index 36, Fig.11, and which pinion ordinarily is in mesh with the gearwheel 42. Byemploying ten divisions upon the dial and ten. teeth upon this pinion itis evident that the index will be advanced one division of the dial foreach tooth of the ratchet 40 slipped over by the pawl 45 in the ascentof the registeri ng-arin 43, and will thus register upon the dial anamount equal to the number of the chute through which the actuatinggravity-piece is passed.

53 representsacheek-pawl upon the ratchet 40 to prevent movement in thewrong direc tion of the gear-wheel 42.

46 represents a locking-pawl attached to an axle 47, whose purpose is toprevent an over movement of these parts from their momentum. This pawlis adapted to engage with the reversed ratchet 41 when theregisteringarm 43 is in its normal or lowest position. \Vhen, however,an amount is registered and the registering-arm is raised for thatpurpose, a cam 51 upon the tailpiece of the arm 44, Figs. 10 and '17,engages an arm 47, attached to the axle 47, which carries thelockingpawl 46, and throws the pawl 46 out of engagement with theratchet 41. The reversed ratchet 41 and the gear-wheel upon the sameshaftare thus free to rotate when the pawl 45, during the returnmovement of the registering-arm, engages the ratchet 40 and carries itaround with it. As soon, however, as the parts are in their normalposition the cam 51 releases the pawl 46 and the spring 46 presses thepawl 46 against the reversed ratchet 41, and thus brings the parts torest.

The operation of the parts constituting the dial mechanism is asfollows: A gravity-piece being passed through any chute of one of theseries of chutes it meets the curved arm l-i, forcing it out through theslot in the side of the chute. This arm causes the rod 12 to rotate andto elevate the arm 15 at its rear end through a certain uniformdistance. The arm 15 in its rise first engages the weighted frame 22,which it elevates the full distance. After rising a certain distance thearm 15 engages the proper step of the crosspiece on the limit-arm andthereafter elevates the limit-arm the remaining distance, which isproportional to the nu mberof the chute. Before completing the rise thearm 15 engages the cam 34 and elevating it forces out the sliding stop32, which engages with the upper step of the cross-piece 25 and preventsthe limit-arm from rising above that point. At this stage thegravitypiece drops out of the chute, its descent l eingcontinuons andrapid. The arm 1% is thus released, and with its re lease there dropshack the arm 15, the cam 34, the weighted frame 22, and the limit-arm24:. The frame 22 strikes the projection 2st of the limit-arm 24, andthe momentum of its impact insures the connileie return of the limit-armand of the registering-arm 41-3, to which the limit-arm is connected.The limitarm 24: thus causes the registering-arm 43, through theconnecting-rods, to rise and fall a distance proportional to the numberof the chute. The registering arm through the sleeve 39 transmits themovement to the pawl 45 upon the arm 14, and the pawl slips around theratchet e0 during the rise and carries the ratchet around during itsreturn movement, and this rotation of the ratchet will also beproportional to the number of the chute. The ratchet 4O actuates thegear-wheel e2 through their common axle, and the latter, in mesh withthe pinion 54, rotates the pinion and the index 36 connected to it. Theindex is thus made to indicate or register upon the dial the number ofthe chute. The locking and check pawls prevent improper movements andsecure accuracy.

The mechanism described thus far would suffice to register but onenumber; but as the dials are intended to indicate the sum of all theamounts registered it is evident that there must be a means ofregistering on each dial the amount to he carried forward from the nextlower dialthat is, when one index has traveled around past the 9 mark tothe 0 it is necessary that the index of the next higher dial should beadvanced one division. The transfer mechanism which acts in conjunctionwith the dial mechanism accomplishes this result by taking theindex-pinion 54 out of mesh with the gear-wheel s2, advancing it onetooth and replacing it in mesh whenever the index of the lower dialpasses from the 9 to the O division.

The transfer mechanism is shown in the drawings in Figs. 5 to 11. Allthe shafts 35, which carry the indices 36 and the pinions index 5 1-,play in slotted bearings at their pinion end, as shown in Fig. 11,excepting that carrying the index of the first or unit dial, and all ofthese shafts, excepting the last, which carries the thousands-index,have a cam 56, Fig. 7, which cam is adapted to engage a rock-arm 58,attached to a shaft 57, pivoted in the frame, and to elevate the arm 58when the index upon the shaft passes from 9 to 0 upon the dial. A secondarm 59 upon the shaft 57 and a connecting rod 61. serve to transmit thismotion to a shaft 67, also pivoted in the frame, Fig. 7, through an arm69, attached to the shaft 67. Referring to Fig. 5, 68 represents asecond arm upon the shaft 67. To this is hung a rod 70, having at itsloose end a claw 72, adapted to engage the teeth of the pinion 5 L.Looking at the third or hundreds pinion in Fig. 5 it is seen that thisclaw is inclined, and it rests lightly upon the pinion, which maytherefore rotate freely with the gearwheel When, however, the next lowerpasses from 9 to O and elevates the arm 58,1he arm 68 is also elevatedthrough the aforesaid connecting-rods, and the rod 70, with its claw 72,is drawn up. The claw then engages a tooth of the pinion 54, lifts thepinion out of mesh, causes it to rotate the space of one tooth, a pin 73limiting this rotation, and then after the cam 56 has released the arm68 drops back and puts the pinion 54 again in mesh with the gear-wheel.In this way each index is advanced one division for each completerevolution of the next lower index. 66 represents a s fn'ing-actuatedguard-arm upon a shaft 65, and it serves to return the pinion 5% intomesh with the gear-wheel when released by the claw 72, Figs. 5 and 6.upon the shaft 65. It rests normally upon an arm 63, which is secured tothe shaft 57, and thus serves to lock the guard-arm 66 when the cam 56is not in contact with the rock-arm 58. hen, however, the rock-arm 58 iselevated by the cam, the arm 63 is revolved with the shaft 57, and itthen releases the arm 6 1, and so permits the unmcshingand rotating ofthe pinion 54:. A general outline of the operation of these parts of thetrans fer mechanism is as follows: When the registering-arm 13, Fig. 5,is lowered afterbcing elevated the required number of teeth, it rotates,by means of the pawl 45, the ratchet t0 and the gear-wheel 12. Supposingthis additional amount is sufficient to carry the index past the 9 markof any dial, the cam 56 will then come into contact with the rock-arm 58and in elevating it rotate the shaft 57 with its other arms. The arm 63releases the guardarn1 66, and the arm through the mechanism describedlifts the claw 72 of the arm 70, which removes the pinion 5s, rotatesitone tooth, and replaccsit.

If several of the dials should indicate the figure 9 at the same time,it is evident that the drop of one gravity-piece may be required 64-represents a second arm to rotate two or more of the indicessimultaneously. in order to less n the friction of moving so many partsand to prevent inaccuracy due to the straining of the various arms, aseries of supplementary connectingrods 62 are provided, which serve tomake directconnection between noiradjacentsystems, and so relieve thecams 56 of the additional strain imposed by the necessity of mov ing thetwo s stems. These connecting-rods 62 are pivoted to the arm 59 at oneend, Figs. and 6, and slide between guidepins 62.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, 79 represents a latch pivoted at one end tothe connectingrods 61 of theintermediate systems and having a claw S0 atthe other end, which passes up through a slot-in the connecting-rod (i1.

This claw is adapted when in an elevated position to engage with asimilar claw 81, projecting downward from the supplementaryconnecting-rod 62. The latch 79 is adapted to be elevated through alever upon a shaft 7%, journaled in the frame. The lever 75 has aprojection 78 for lifting the latch and a projection 76, which iselevated by a cam 55 upon the shaft 35 of the intermediate systems andis held in the elevated position as long as the dial indicates thefigure 9. It

is evident that if when in this position an amount is added to thelowerdial, which will carry the index beyond the 9 mark, the claws and81 will engage and that the revolution of the arm 59 of the lower systemwill not only cause the arm 69 of that system to revolve, but throughthe rod 62 of that system and 61. of the higher system it will cause therotation of the arm 69 of the higher system, and as it is through thesearms 69 and the claw-rods 70 that the pinions 5 1 are advanced it isevident that the indices of both the higher dials will be advanced onedivision, thus accomplishing the required transfer. This action wouldtake place throughout the whole transfer mechanism if all the dialsshould indicate 9 when agravity-piece was dropped into one of the firstor units series of chutes, and if none of the dials should indicate 9the rods 62 would play idly back and forth.

77 represents a cam upon the shaft 35 of the last or thousands system.

represents a shaft pivoted in the frame, which carries an arm 8, andthis arm rests upon the cam 77, so as to be raised and lowcred as theshaft rotates, Fig. 9. Fig. 5 shows the shaft 85, which has attached toit a second arm 84, opposite to the arm 86. The arm 84: carries asuspended rod 83, having a hooked end adapted to engage in notches inthe edge of a sliding plate 82. \Vhen the cam 77 raises the arm 86, thesuspended hook drops to the 'next notch of the plate 82, and when thecam passes a spring 86, pressing upon the arm 86, raises the rod 83 andwith it the plate 82, to which is attached an index. On the front of theregister there is provided a scale, (shown in Fig. 4,) over which theindex travels and which is graduated to correspond with the notches forindicating the number of revolutions of the thousands-dial. A secondhooked rod 87 serves to retain the plate and index in the elevatedposition.

132 represents a rod for releasing the plate 82 by throwing thesuspended hooks 83 and 87 out of sustaining position, the two arms ofthe rod pushing the hooks away from the plate when the rod 132 isrevolved about its supportingshaft 131. This shaft 131 (shown in Fig. 2)extends to the front of the machine, and it has suitable bearings ateither end. The front end of this shaft is formed into a crank 130,whose pin rests upon the bolt of a lock 129 in such a way that when thebolt is elevated by turning the key of the lock the crank 130 isrevolved, which in turn rotates the shaft 131 and throws thereleasing-rod 132, thus releasing the plate 82 and the attached index,which drop by their weight to the zero position. This completes thedescription of the registering mechanism. The four dials are capable ofindicating a total sum of ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents,after which point is reached the additional registration of one centwill bring all the dials to Zero again and simultaneously raise theindex upon the graduated scale one division. Therefore one division ofthe scale stands for one hundred dollars.

The slip-printing mechanism which I propose to employ in my register isillustrated in Figs. 18 to 22. A platform 89, suitably fixed within theregister-casing, may be employed to support the printing mechanism. Fourtype-disks 89 are provided to correspond to the four series ofchutes,andupon the periphery of each of the type-disks are placed type 92 forprinting the ten numerals.

90, Fig. 19, represents axles for the intermediate type-disks, whichaxles are independently journaled in suitable bearings 90, supported bythe case 1. The outer typedisks are seen red to sleeves 91 upon theaxles 90, and these sleeves are loose, so that the four type-disks mayrotate independently of each other.

90 represents a helical spring upon the axle 90 and so attached at itsends to the axle and the bearing 90 that the axle 90 when the innertype-disks are released is brought to its normal position. 91 representsa similar spring upon the sleeve 91, and it serves a like purpose withthe outer typedisks.

When the type-disks 89 are in a normal po sition, the 0 type is oppositea strip 103 of paper or other substance upon which the impression is tobe made.

The type-disks are adapted to be set to the proper printing positionthrough the limitarms 24, which receive when actuated by a gravity-piecea movement proportional to the value of the chute through which thegravity-piece is passed.

88, Figs. 18 and 2], represents a rod attached to the pivot 27 upon thelimit-arm 24. This rod transmits the motion of the limitarm to a shaft88, journaled in fixed brackets 88 and 88 Fig. 2, through one of twoarms SS upon the shaft 88. To the second of the arms 88 is pivoted a rod88, extending downward and having at the lower end thereof a slottedportion 88, sliding upon a pivot $8. In the case of the first type-diskthe pivot 88 is placed directly upon the face of the disk, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 21, and thus serves when the limit-arm is raised torotate the type-disk 89 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 21. By asuitable arrangement this rotation is made to bring the proper typeopposite the strip 103, where it is in proper position for printingthereon the desired number. maining ty 'ie-disks the pivot 88 is placedupon one arm of a bell-crank lever 68 supported upon a bracket- SSattached to the register-case. Upon the other arm of the bellcrank leveris pivoted a rod 88 whose far end is pivoted at the end of a radial arm88 attached to the proper type-disk S9 in such manner that the elevationof the limit-arm 2 1 will produce a corresponding rotation of thetype-disk 89, as in the case of the first typedisk described.

92 represents a series of teeth upon the periphery of the disk 89corresponding to the type 92 and adapted to engage with a springactuatedcatch 93 to support the disk 89 in the printing position to which it hasbeen set by the limit-arm 24:. The slotted piece 8S allows the return ofthe limit-arm 24. 93 represents a spring for holding the catch 93against the teeth 92 This spring bears upon an arm 93 mounted on thesame rod 93 with the four catches 93, said rod being journaled at 93. Inorder that each catch may serve to act as a ratchet independently of theothers, a construction such as is shown in Fig. 21 maybe employed,permitting each catch to give with the rotation of its type-disk 89, yetthe four being under control of the spring 93 through the rod 93". Thisis accomplished by means of ajoint formed in the arms or catches 93 anda small curved spring attached on one side of said joint and bearingupward upon the other side. A light. spring similar to 93 may, however,be substituted for the jointed arm 93. \Vhen all the type-disks 89 havebeen thus set to the figures to be printed, at printing-rod 100 may bepressed inward by hand, a button 118 upon its outer end being providedfor that purpose, and in this way is a sul'licient force acquired toeffect the printingandcutting-offoperations. lheprintingrod 100 isprovided with a bearing 100 Fig. 18, in the case and is supported at itsinner end by guide-pins 100*.

100 represents a su pporting-bracket, which serves to confine a spring119.

100 represents a collar attached to the printing-rod 100, upon which thespring 119 acts to force the rod 100 and the button 118 In the case ofthe reoutward on being released after the inward movement.

96, Figs. 21 and 22, represents a platen sit uated behind the strip 103for pressing the strip against the type 92. The upper end of the platenis pivoted in two supports 94- and 95, which are secured to theregister-case. The lower end of the platen is provided with an extension97, upon which is an id clined cam 98, adapted to engage a similar cam99 upon the printing'rod 100 when the. rod is pushed inward, and therebyto cause the platen to press the strip 103 against. the type, which,being set, make an impression upon the strip showing the amountregistered.

120 represents a flat spri ug rigidlyconnected to the shaft of theplaten 96 andv also socured to a snpporting-angle 120, attached to thesupport 95, and the spring 120 is adapted to return the platen 90 to itsoriginal position when released.

110 and 111 represent a pair of knives for cutting the printed slipsfront the strip 102?, The knife 110 is attached to the platen 9n and issituated upon the same side of the strip 103 as is the platen. The knife111 is upon the opposite side of the strip and is firmly at tached tothe case of the register.

The cam 99 upon the rod 100 is shown in Figs. 19 and 20. 114; and 115represent other cams, and 104.- represents a rack upon the inner end ofthe printing-rod.

Referring to Fig. 18, the strip 103 is shown to be supplied by a rollsuitably supported outside the register-case.

103" represents a guiding-slot in the case 1, through which the strippasses to a feedwheel 102, which serves to feed the strip 103 to thetype-disks 89.

Referring to Figs. 21 and 22, the feed-wheel 102 is shown mounted uponan axle 101, which is journaled in the support 95.

105 represents a pinion which is constantly in mesh with the rack 1041upon the rod 100, and the pinion is secured to a sleeve 100, which isloose upon the axle 101. Also secured to the sleeve 106 is an arm .107,which carries a pawl 10s, and this pawl is adapted to engage with theteeth of a ratchet 109, secured to the axle 101. \Vhen the printingrod100 is pressed inward, the sleeve 100 is rotated through the rack andpinion and the pawl 108 slips around the ratchet 109. The return motionof the rod 100 causes the rotation in the reverse direction of thesleeve 100 and the consequent rotations of the feedwheel 102 through theratchet 109 and pawl 108. A pressure-wheel 112, Fig. 18, pressed by aspring 113, serves to hold the strip against the feed-wheel 102, so thatwhen the feed-wheel is rotated at suitable length of strip is forcedbetween the knives 110 and 111, and so between the platen 96 and thetype-disks 89, where it remains until a subsequent printing operation.

114 represents a laterally-projecting cam ICO upon the rod 100. It isadapted, after the cam 99 has passed the cam 98 and released the platen96, to engageapivoted finger 116,

Fig. 21, and by pressing it outward and against the inclined end of areleasing-lever 117 to depress thatend of the releasing-lever andelevate the other end, and thereby release the catches 93, which bearupon the releasing-lever. In this way the type-disks 89 are released,and the helical springs 90 and 91 cause them to return to the normal orzero printing position. 115 represents a similar cam upon theprinting-rod 100. It is adapted at the completion of the return motionof the rod to engage the finger 110, as shown in Fig. 19, and to forceit back to its original position, thus freeing the releasing-lever 117and allowing the catches 93 to once more engage the teeth 92 of thetype- (lisks 89. To describe the operation of these parts, we mustsuppose a purchase to have been registered by the operator. This requires the passage of one or more gravitypieces through a like number ofchutes and the consequent proportional elevation of the limit-arms. Thismovement is transmitted through the connections described to thetypedisks 89, and it serves to bring the proper type of each type-diskto the printing position, which is opposite to the platen 9G, in whichposition the catches 93 hold the typedisks, while the limit-arms 24cdropback again and the other parts come to rest. The typedisks beingproperly set to print the amount of the purchase upon the strip 103, theprinting'may be accomplished by pressing inward the button 11?) upon theprinting-rod 100. Du ring the inward movement of the printingrod 100 thecam 99 upon the rod 100 pressing against the cam 98 upon the platen 96causes the latter to press the strip against the type, thus indenting itwith the figures representing the amount of the purchase, andsimultaneously the knife 110, carried by the platen, shears with theknife 111 and severs the printed slip, which drops into the drawerbelow.The cam 99 being carried by then disengages the cam 98, and the cam 114then comes into play. By means of the fingerlld and the lever 117 thecam 114 removes the catches 93, which supportthe type-disks, and thelatter return to their zero or normal position, actuated by the helicalsprings 90 and 91". During the entire inward movement of theprinting-rod the rack 101 upon the rod 100, which is in mesh with thepinion 105, rotates the latter, and the pinion in turn causes the pawl108 to slip around the ratchet 109,

which is secured to the aXle 101, carrying the during this movementrotates the pinion 105 in the reverse direction, and the pawl 108engages the ratchet 109, rotates it, and with it the axle 101 and thefeed-wheel 102. The strip 103 being pressed by the pressure-wheel 112against the feed-wheel is fed forward to re place the portion cut off bythe knives and 111. Neat-the completion of the out ward or returnmovement of the printing-rod the cam 115 thereon engages the finger 116and forces it back to its original position, thus releasing thereleasinglever 117 and the catches 93, which, pressed by the springs 93,again engage the teeth 92 of the type-disks. The parts are then in theiroriginal position and ready for a new printing operation.

124 represents a cashdrawer, Figs. 1 and 2.

128 represents a gong adapted to be rung by the opening of the drawer124.

127 represents asupportin which is pivoted a bell-crank lever 126, thehorizontal arm of which rests upon a flat spring 140, which spring isrigidly fastened at one end to the register-case 1 by a block 139, whilethe other end of the spring carries a hammer 141, situated directlybeneath the gong 128.

125 represents a catch projecting from the drawer 12-t, and it isadapted to striket-he vertical arm of the bell-crank lever 126 whenthedrawer is opened and by rotating the bellcrank lever to depress thespring 140. W hen the catch 125 has passed and released the bell cranklever 12h, the spring is released and it flies up, carrying with it thehammer 1 which is thus made to strike the gong and to ring it. The gong128 is also adapted to be rung when a record is made. 143 represents ahammer forthis purpose. It is secured by an arm to a shaft 142, whichruns the whole width of the machine and is suitably journaled at itsends, as in brackets 1&2, secured totheregister-case. latlrepresentsbentarms attached to the shaft 142. These arms project atright angles from the shaft, and their bent. portions pass within theframes 23, which, it will be remembered, are elevated by the arms 15,Figs. 1 1 and 15, when a gravitypiece is dropped into one of the chutes.This frame 23 elevates the bent arm 1 1-1, passing within the frame, andso rotates the shaft 1 12 and elevates the hammer 143, which when thegravity-piece has passed from the chute and the arm 15 and the frame 23have dropped falls upon the gong 128 beneath it and rings the gong.

121, Figs. 1 and 2, represents a pushrod, the purpose of which is torelease all the dis play-disks and type-disks and allow them to returnto their normal position. Vhen the button 146 upon the outer end of therod 121 is pressed inward, a crank 148 upon a vertical shaft 133 isturned by the rod 121, which is pivoted to the crank-arm. The shaft isjournaled in brackets 1&7, which are fastened to the rear of the frame.At the upper end of the shaft is provided a second crank 1&9.

13% represents a shaft with bearings at 151 on both sides of themachine. Upon the shaft 134 are secured two pins 150, between which thewrist of the crank 1&9 plays, so as to move the shaft 13s longitudinallywhen the crankshaft 133 is rotated.

135 represents rigid bent rods secured to the shaft 131- and which attheir other ends bear against the arms 11, Fig. 17, upon which aresupported the display-rods 17 by the catches 1.). When the button 1-16is pushed inward and the crank 1 i8is turned, the crankshaft 133communicates the motion to the crank 14-9, whose wrist bearing upon thepins 150 slides to the left, Fig. 1, the shaft 134, thus releasing thecatches 19 of any of the display-rods 17 which may be elevated andletting drop the attached display-disks.

152 represents a rod (shown dotted in ])which is also attached to theshaft 1-3 1 and the lower end of which is bent at right angles. Thisbent part engages with the forked end 15a of an arm 153, Fig. 21, whicharm forms part of a bell-crank lever pivoted to the supporting-bracket155. 156 represents the second arm, which extends horizontally to apoint directly beneath the releasing-lever 117. The arms 153 and 156 arefixed at op posite ends of a rod 156, journaled in said bracket 155.When the button 114.0 is pushed and the shaft 131 slides to the left, itcarries with it the bent rod 152, which acting on the arm 153 of thebell-crank lever rotates it to the left, thus raising the arm 156 andthe releasing-lever 117, and thereby causing the catch 93 to release thetype-disks S9 and allow their return to the normal or Zero position.

122, Figs. 2 and 1, represents an inclined raceway for thegravity-pieces. There is provided one of these raceways for each seriesof chutes. When a gravity-piece is passed through a chute, it drops intothe inclined raceway and slides or rolls down the raceway and through anopening 122 in the front of the machine into a trough 123, where it ishandy for a new operation. I

To bring the registering-dials to the starting or Zero position, anamount is registered equal to the difference between one hundred dollarsand the total previously-registered amount, and if then the key isturned in the lock 129 the index upon the sliding scale is released andalso drops to zero.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a cash-register the combinationwith a series of gravity-chutes, of a registering device and meansoperated by the passage of a gravity-piece through any of said chutes,whereby a differential movement may be imparted to said registeringdevice, substantially as specified.

2. In a cash-register the combination with a number of gravity-chutessegregated into series, of a registering device for each of said seriesand means operated by the passage of a gravity-piece through any chuteof the corresponding series, whereby a differential movement may beimparted to said registering device, substantially as specified.

o. In a cash-register the combination with a number of gravity-chutessegregated into series, of a number of dials for registering amounts,and means operatively connecting each of said dials with theem-responding ries of chutes, whereby the chutes of the ries mayregister differential amounts on the dial, substantially specified.

4. In a cash-r 'isterthe combination with a series of gravity-chutes ofa dial or other registering device in connection with said chutes, andmeans operated by the unaided passage of a gravity-piece through any ofsaid chutes, whereby a differential movement may be imparted to saidregisterin device, substantially as specified.

5. In a cash-register the combination of a series of chutes, a register,and means operated by the passage of a piece through a chute, wherebythe series of chutes may effect a differential movement of saidregister.

(5. In a cash-register the combination with a series of chutes forgravitypieces, of arms within said chutes adapted to be actuated by thepassage of said gravity-pieces, a registering device, and means wherebythe movements of said arms may effect differential movements of saidregistering device, substanlially as specified.

7. In a cash-register the combination with a number of gravity-chidessegregated into series, of a registering device for each of said seriesof chutes, means connecting said registering device with said chuteswhereby the passage of a gravity-piece through any of said chutesactuates said registering de- Vice, and means for transferringregistered amounts from one of said registering devices to anotherthereof, substantially as specified.

8. In a cash-register the combination of a number of gravity-chutessegregated into series, a counting device appurtenant to each series,and means foroperatively connecting the several counting devices andtransmitting motion from a counting device of low value to oneof highervalue, substantially as specified.

S). In a cash-register the combination of a number of gravitychutessegregated into several series, registering dial orindex appurtenant toeach of said series, means for transforming the complete revolutions ofsaid dial. or index into a partial revolution of the next higher dial orindex, and means for op erating said registering dials or in dices bythe unaided passage of a gravity-piece through any of said chutes,substantially as speci lied.

10. In a cash-register the combination of a number of gravity chutes,registering devices operated by the unaided passage of a gravity-piecethrough any of said chutes, and means connecting the said registeringdevices, whereby a given amount of movement of one will be transferred,and transformed into a lesser amount of movement in another thereof,substantially as specified.

11. In a caslrregister the combination with ITO a series of registeringdials or indices operated through the fall of a gravity-piece, of amechanism connecting said dials or indices for transferring a givenmovement of one of said dials or indices to the next thereof, saidmechanism comprising means for disconnecting one of said dials orindices, and advancing the same, substantially as specified.

12. In a cashmegisterthe combination with a number of gravity-chutes, ofa registering device operated by the passage of a gravitypiece throughany of said chutes, said registering device comprising a number ofcounting devices, axles actuated through gear for operating saidcountingdevices, and means for removing said axles from gear, substantially asspecified.

13. In a cash-register the combination of a registering device, saidregistering. device comprising a number of counting devices, axles foroperating said counting devices actuated through gearing, means fortaking said axles out of gear, means operated by the movement of anothercounting device for rotating said axle, while the axle is out of gear,and means for independently operating each of said counting devices,substantially as specified.

14. In a cash-register, a registering device comprising a number ofcounting devices, an axle for operating each of said counting devices, aseries of gravity-chutes, a gear operated through said series of chutesfor rotating said axle, a cam for taking said axle out of gear, andmeans operated by another of said counting devices for rotating saidaxle at given periods of the movement of said lastmentioned countingdevice, substantially as specified.

15. In a cash-register, a registering device comprising a number ofcounting dials or indices, an axle for operating each of said dials orindices, a connecting-rod for removing from gear said axle, saidconnecting-rod operated through a cam by the movement of the adjacentcounting dial or index, a supplementary connecting-rod for operating anon-adjacent connecting-rod, and means for putting said supplementaryconnecting-rod into operation at given periods in the movement of thecorresponding counting dial or index, substantially as specified.

16. In a cash-register the combination With a number of gravity-chutes,of a number of counting dials or indices, a mechanism operativelyconnecting said dials or indices with said chutes, a locking pawl andratchet comprised in said mechanism for preventing an overmovement ofthe said dial or index, and a cam for permitting the engagement of saidpawl and ratchet at the completion of the movement of said dial orindex, substantially as specified,

17. In a cash-register, a series of indicating and registering devicesoperated by the fall of a grayitypiece, the one indicating the highestvalue comprising a sliding piece whose movement in one directionrecords, and in the other direction expunges the record, and meansoperated by the next device for moving said sliding piece, substantiallyas specified.

18. In a cash-register, a series of registering dials or indices,gravity-chutes for operating each thereof, means whereby each of said(llals or indices is operated by a' given movement of the next lowerthereof, and a sliding piece operated by the highest of said dials orindices, for registering still higher amounts, substantially asspecified.

19. In a cash-register having a registering device and a display device,the combination of a receptacle adapted to retain gravitypieces,passages leading from elevated positions back to said receptacle,whereby when a gravity-piece is placed into any of said passages gravitywill return it to said receptacle, means actuated by said gravity-piecein itssaid passage for operating said registering device, and meansactuated by said gravity-piece for operating said display mechanism,substantially as specified.

20. In a cash-register, having a registering device, and a displaydevice, the combination of a mechanism for operating said display devicewhereby any previous display is expunged and a new display substitutedat the same operation, a mechanism for operating said registeringdevice, a series of gravitychutes, and means whereby the continuouspassage of a gravity-piece through any chute may operate both theaforesaid mechanisms, substantially as specified.

21. In a cash-register the combination of a series of gravity-chutes, areceptacle for gravity-pieces from which a gravity-piece may be carriedby hand and placed into one of said chutes, the said chutes being soarranged that the action of gravity may cause the gravitypiece to make acontinuous passage through the chute and into the said receptacle, adisplay device, and means in connection with said chutes for operatingsaid display device substantially as specified.

22. In a cash-register, the combination of a number of gravity-chutessegregated into series, a display device appurtenant to each series,anda mechanism operatively connecting the said chutes and the displaydevice, whereby when a gravitypiece is passed through any chute ot' theseries, the preceding display corresponding to the said series Will beexpunged, and the new display effected in the same operation,substantially as specified.

23. In a cash-register the combination with a series of gravity-chutes,of acorresponding series of display-disks operated by the unaidedpassage of a gravity-piece through any of said chutes, means formaintainin said disks in displaying position, and means for releasingthe same operated by a subsequent passage of a gravity-piece,substantially as specified. 1

24. In a cash-register the combination of a

